PuckPedia Cap Central 4/9: Playoff Salary Cap + ELC’s & Bonus Overages

The PuckPedia Hockey Show · Apr 9, 2026 · 29m

For Episode 16 of PuckPedia Cap Central, Keith Kavanaugh and Hart Levine dive into the pressing topics of the NHL salary cap world.

They talk about what’s going on in the NHL (2:00), with the coaching change for the New York Islanders and the GM change for the New Jersey Devils, as well as the Eastern and Western Conference playoff races.

Then they dive into the new playoff salary cap this year (8:00), how it works and how each team will work to be cap compliant.

Then they talk about players signing their ELC’s and how bonus overages work (16:00). They wrap up the episode with an NHL Draft…